Blue Flowers Mixed Media Tag

Hi friends! I hope you are well! Today I have a mixed media tag to share with a crackle background.

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Ever since I did decoupage many years ago, I always liked the look of crackles, stamped or real. Here we have a bit of both. The flowers are die cut, colored with Distress Inks and shaped. The tag is inspired by the bright shades of spring.

Coat a tag with gesso and when dry, coat with Clear Rock Candy. Apply with a palette knife. Vary the thickness to get both large and small cracks. You can also use Ranger's Translucent Crackle Paste or Paint.

When dry, paint with Distress Paints. Mist with water to blend.

Stamp partially with a Tim Holtz alphabet stamp and Simon Says Stamp Crackle Background.

Apply Sizzix Luster Wax Ivory and Charcoal around the edges and here and there. Rub the wax into the cracks.

Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Etched Evening Blossom from heavystock paper.

Smear Distress Ink on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and press the flowers into the ink.

Let dry and repeat until you are happy with the look. Add a tiny bit of Distress Oxide Ink for the last layer.

Use Tim Holtz Shaping Kit to shape the flowers.

Die cut small pieces from leftover yellow or green inky paper, with Tim Holtz Sizzix Brushstroke Flowers Mini.

I glued Studio Katia Iridescent Bubbles to the tag. I used Simon Says Stamp Place and Score Embellishment Wand to apply the pearls. The sentiment is a Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker.

Here you can see the effect of the Luster Wax better.

Glue the flowers to the tag and add the flower centers. 

The mix of Distress Ink and Distress Oxide Ink gives texture and layers to the flowers.

The title was die cut with Tim Holtz Emporium Alphabet from Simon Says Stamp Lemon glitter paper.

The tag has quite a bit of dimension.

The ribbons were dyed with various Distress Inks.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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